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Legislators held out the suggestion Governor Jay Nixon could face a subpoena if he does not show up to a hearing to answer questions about the deployment of National Guard troops in Ferguson. |
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Wrap: A legislative committee is vowing an aggressive investigation into why Missouri's governor did not use National Guard troops to protect businesses in the aftermath of the grand jury decision to not indict a Ferguson police officer.
A member of the committee, St. Louis County Senator Eric Schmitt says he just wants the truth.
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| Description: "With the national guard and those resources at its disposal, why weren't they on the ground protecting those businesses and the people whose dreams went up in flames that night. Where were they and why weren't they on the streets in Ferguson?" | |
Nixon's spokesperson, Scott Holste, released a statement but did not say whether the governor is planning on meeting with the committee or not. The committee left open the possibility that that he could be forced to through a subpoena.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.
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A legislative panel is calling upon Governor Jay Nixon to answer questions about the decisions to deploy Missouri National Guard troops in preparation for the grand jury decision in Ferguson. |
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Wrap: If Governor Jay Nixon does not answer questions about the deployment and use of Missouri National Guard troops in front of the Joint Committee on Governmental Accountability, the committee has left open the possibility that he could be forced to through a subpoena.
A member of the committee, St. Louis County Senator Eric Schmitt says he just wants to know how the decisions were made.
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| Description: "...And I think that it's really, really important for the governor, who's in charge of that decision-making process to let everyone know how he arrived at that decision on that fateful night." | |
The governor's office released a statement but did not disclose if Nixon plans on answering the questions. Nixon's spokesperson, Scott Holste, said in the statement that the plan was to have National Guard troops stationed in support roles so that other law enforcement officers could police protest areas.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.
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A Joint Committee wants to ask Governor Nixon about the decisions made about deploying Missouri National Guard troops in Ferguson. |
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Wrap: In a statement released by the governor's office, spokesperson Scott Holste did not say whether the governor plans on answering questions in front of the Joint Committee on Governmental Accountability about decisions regarding the deployment and purpose of Missouri National Guard troops in Ferguson.
If Governor Jay Nixon does not answer questions voluntarily, the committee has left open the possibility that he could be forced to through a subpoena.
In the statement, Holste says the plan all along was to have National Guard troops stationed in support roles at places like fire houses, police stations and power substations so that other law enforcement could police protest areas, and he says that's the plan that was executed.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.